Learning How to Learn
Question: What is the name of the time management technique mentioned in the book that uses 25-minute work intervals?
Answer: What is the Pomodoro Technique?
Question: In his TEDTalk, Tim Urban talks about the "panic monster." What triggers the panic monster to appear?
Answer: What is a looming deadline or imminent consequence?
Question: In Barbara Oakley's book, she __________ about effective learning strategies.[Complete with the simple past tense]
Answer: What is wrote?
Question: Which word doesn't fit? a) Visual b) Auditory c) Kinesthetic d) Procrastination
Answer: d) What is Procrastination?
Question: Does Barbara Oakley's book, "Learning How to Learn," ________ strategies for effective learning?
Answer: What is provide, share, state, or teach. (maybe more)
Question: In the book, what is the mode of thinking that is characterized by relaxed contemplation and often leads to creative insights?
Answer: What is the diffuse mode?
Question: What does Lydia Machova suggest as a way to practice speaking a new language even without a native speaker available?
Answer: What is talking to yourself?
Question: In Matt Walker's TEDTalk, he __________ about the importance of sleep for brain health.[Write the correct form of the verb in the present tense]
Answer: What is talks?
Question: Which word doesn't fit? a) Active b) Engaged c) Passive d) Inquiry-based
Answer: c) What is Passive?
Question: How do professors __________ various learning strategies to enhance students' study skills? [complete with a word that works]
Answer: What is use or employ?
Question: What is the term used in the book to describe the act of putting off important tasks by engaging in less important ones?
Answer: What is procrastination?
Question: In his TEDTalk, Eduardo Briceno introduces the concept of what type of mindset?
Answer: What is a growth mindset?
Question: According to Eduardo Briceno, we __________ adopt a growth mindset to improve our learning abilities.[Complete with a modal verb]
Answer: What is should, can, need to, or have to]
Question: Use the phrase "According to..." [Say your own sentence)
Answer: (Depends)
Question: How can we __________ better at learning a new language, according to Lydia Machova?
Answer: What is become or get?
Question: What is the crucial ingredient of deliberate practice, according to "Learning How to Learn"?
Answer: What is focused effort?
Question: According to Tim Urban, what is a key elements that contribute to procrastination?
Answer: What is instant gratification OR a fear of failure?
Question: Tim Urban asks, "Why do we __________?" in his TEDTalk on procrastination.[Use the correct form a verb]
Answer: What is procrastinate?
Question: "The video (title) by (source) was about (topic)." [Complete this with information from your presentation!)
Answer: (depends)
Question: How does Matt Walker emphasize the importance of __________ enough sleep for optimal performance and well-being?
Answer: What is having or getting?
Which part of the brain is associated with the focused mode of thinking mentioned in the book?
Answer: What is the prefrontal cortex?
Question: According to Matt Walker, what is the ideal temperature range for a bedroom to promote better sleep?
Answer: What is between 60 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit (15 to 19 degrees Celsius)?
Question: In Lydia Machova's TEDTalk, she talked about the benefits of practicing languages by __________ with native speakers.[Complete with the correct form of the verb]
Answer: What is speaking?
Question: Ask a classmate a questions that begins with "Why do some students ..." [Complete the question]
Answer (depends)
Question: What is the impact of __________ a growth mindset on our ability to learn and develop, as discussed in the TEDTalks?